Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-05-06
Alma. Mich. Friday. May 6. 1887.

II. =. Clark, Of Sheridan, was in
town Tuesday night.
Chas. Lamb, of Charlotte, visited w.
l.. Hough this week.
Mrs. Il. G. Titus has returned from
her visit in Charlotte.
b. w. Ellison was in Grand Rapids
on business, Wednesday.
L. A. Miller g. Co. can furnish you
anything i'm the line Of tube paints
and artists supplies at lowest prices.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. A. Reynolds, Of
Stanton, were in town Wednesday
night, Mr.. II. having come on business.
The Zenegambian minstrels and
tooth-pulling combination struck town
the first of the week and will hold
forth about ten days.
A few moro lots left for a cheap
home on Pulfrey's addition. Lumber
and lots furnished OIL time. Inquire
OF Geo. w. Pulfrey.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the NJ. L.
church will meet at the home Of Mrs.
Rowell, lin the Adams block on
Wednesday p. M, May IL. All are in
vited.
The reports Of the national league
ball games are received and bulletined
at Geo. +. Sprang's post Office store
every evening, to the JOY Of the lovers
of the national game.
Ladies wishing to get neat htting,
comfortable and durable Kid Button
Dress shoe. will find just what they
need by calling at Z. l.. Stark's and ask
ng for 1.-The kreola."
\. s. Mcintyre, st. Louis druggist
has been appointed treasurer of Pine
River in place Of Chas. L. Delavan, of
this place, who became resident Of
Arcadia when the Alma bill was passed.
Owing to the examination Friday
and Saturday the high school was dis
missed to make room for the visitors,
and Prof. Stilwell visited the Grand
Rapids schools, and Prin. Adams the
st. Louis schools.
Horace 5. Taylor, one Of the pioneers
of the county, died at his home in Ar
cada, April 2sth, after long and
painful illness. The deceased was 70
years of age and leaves "A large family
to mo,.rn his loss.
The State street river bridge is closed
to travellers at present, having been
condemned as unsafe. \ new bridge
is badly needed here but we understand
that this one is to be repaired, and
made to do duty for time.
Our citizens who attended the Rob
ert Emmet" entertainment given by
the Mt. Pleasant club last week, speak
very highly of the performance. Some
of the actors possess fine talent and
would shame some professionals.
Work will commence at an early
day upon the race bridge on East Super
ior street, fact all who have Travelled
over it will be glad to know, as the
present bridge has long been in a bad
condition and it s almost miracle that
some horrible accident has not oc.
Cured.
The enterp rising druggist, B. S.
Webb has taken the agency Of Baxters
Lucky Star Cigar. Hereafter the low
ers of good smoke can be accomodat-
ed with cigar for five cents that will
prove superior to half the ten cent ci-
gars sold by the general dealers in
Alma. They are pure Havanah filler
and Sumatra wrapper. made by hand.
They are guaranteed to contain no
poisonous or artificial drug. u. 5,
Webb, sole agent. 2-3m
DIED-in this village, April 90, 81,
Philo Hart, aged IS years, after a long
and painful illness Of many years,
having been confined to his bed for the
last three years and over. The de-
ceased has made his home with Darwin
Ely for the last 20 years and during his
long sickness has received the kindest
attention and care that a devoted
daughter could bestow. He leaves a
family Of children, three sons who are
in the East, and two daughters, Mrs.
! Ely and Mrs. Traverse, Of this place,
who cannot regret his departure as his
last few years have been so devoid of
comfort. The funeral occurred Satur-
day afternoon.
Geo. Keckler, aged nineteen years
whose parents reside near Alma, was
arrested on Tuesday last FOR the lar
ceny Of two dollars i'm money from the
house of Jas. Fisher, of Emerson, on
the morning Of the llth inst. 1t ap-
pears that Keckler had stopped over
night with Fisher, and in the morning
while the latter was doing his chores,
had gone through his pocketbOok